· States’ Progress in Implementing Common Core State Standards

The Center for Education Policy (CEP), a national independent advocate for public education, has tracked states’ progress in implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for the past two years. This report released in January 2012 resulted from a survey of deputy superintendents or their designees and includes findings about states’ strategies, policies, and challenges during the second year of implementing the CCSS. Year Two of Implementing the Common Core State Standards: States’ Progress and Challenges

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Report (PDF format, 279 KB)
Appendix (PDF format, 17.6 KB)

· The wiki for The University of Rhode Island College and Career Readiness Initiative is alive and active! Link

Updated on a regular basis throughout the remainder of 2012, this wiki space is a place where detailed and specific resources and information can be located regarding the initiative itself, issues and information related to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), and the world of college and career readiness.

See the wiki HERE. Bookmark for easy and quick access and check back often!

· Short Videos for K-12 Educators Offer a Wide Range of Subjects

The Teaching Channel, a non-profit organization, showcases effective teaching practices in American schools in a series of short videos produced by a team of video production experts, education advisors and classroom teachers. Viewers can watch classroom lessons aligned with Common Core State Standards for grades K-12.

Teaching Channel. Link

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October 20, 2012

Volume 1, Issue 1

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· States’ Progress in Implementing Common Core State Standards Drs. Nancy J. McCormick and Marva S. Lucas at Middle Tennessee State University review the following questions about mathematics college readiness: What is mathematics college readiness? What is the status of college readiness in mathematics? Why is it important? Why is there a deficit? What efforts are underway to address this problem? Exploring Mathematics College Readiness in the United States Link · Utah Educators Develop Math E-Books for Common Core Mathematics educators in Utah with support from the State Office of Education are developing a set of e-textbooks for high school math. The decision was prompted by the increasing frustration caused by the lack of textbooks that reflect the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. The new statewide policy in Utah that reconfigured math courses into a more “integrated” teaching model also factored into their decision. Educators Craft Own Math E-Books for Common Core
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